
Roland SPDSX
Roland’s popular SPDS sampling drum pad gains an ‘X’, and a whole lot more besides, in the SPDSX.
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Roland’s popular SPDS sampling drum pad gains an ‘X’, and a whole lot more besides, in the SPDSX.

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In this new column, engineers share their experiences of real-world recording sessions, explaining the decisions they made, and what went right and wrong along the way. First up, we record an indie-rock band on location...
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A European company’s solo instruments blur the boundaries between virtual and real.

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It's a sad but true fact that most 'sound engineers' actually struggle with some of the technical and mathematical aspects...

Need more space? Lose the cymbals!

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Check out the SOS roundup of 12 of the current interfaces on the market with links to the SOS review where available.

Get to grips with parallel processing in Studio One, and open up exciting sonic possibilities...
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The Audio Expert is a bold title, with an even bolder claim in its subtitle, but its 23 chapters and roughly 650 pages do constitute a fairly comprehensive...

We examine the production of some recent releases from Paul McCartney, The Maccabees and Fun.

When Toontrack's Superior Drummer 2.0 was first released, the only significant criticism that could be made was that it was...

V-Metal ultra-detailed, sampled virtual electric guitar instrument.

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